Saturday, April 17, 2010

Your Skin and food - spring brings a bountiful harvest of fruits and veggies and offers so much to promote great looking skin.Fruits and vegetables provide antioxidants which fight off free radicals and protects the skin. Use your favorite to create masks, cleansers and exfoliants.

Recipe: a hydrating facial mask to relieve winter dryness you can make at home:Ingredients:1/2 cup unripe papaya, diced1 teaspoon plain yogurt1 teaspoon honeyCombine all ingredients in a food processor and blend. Apply the mask to your face for eight to ten minutes. Then, rinse with cool water and apply a toner to remove all traces of the mask and restore pH balance. Follow with a moisturizer.